Babylon and
Jerusalem
represent the Church and the World, the good and the bad, iii.
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do all things according to an eternal law, v.
139.
praise God, vi.
421.
Their ascending and descending on the Son of Man, meaning of, ii. 247, 248. we are to be equal to Angels, iii. 217; vi. 180. Gentile nations ruled by Angels, Israel God's own portion, iv. 241.
Rejoice in man's redemption, v. 130. pity and aid us, iii. 217. offer our prayers to God, iv. 83. God speaks by them, v. 154. impart know ledge, but only as God's ministers, v. 393. ministered to Christ, as ser vants, not as succours, iii. 87 ; iv. 337.
Evil, employed by God as min isters of His wrath, i. 56; iv. 71. and to prove the good, iv. 71 ; vi. 80. delight in man's suffering, ib. fell through pride, v. 475, 497. inflict bodily sufferings, vi. 79.
gree, natural, i. 20. symbolised by Ark, Noah's, type of the Church, fire, iv. 70. good causes for, i. 253. v. 99; iv. 216; vi. 385. Christ's
Anger, definition of, i. 36. how differ
ent from hatred, iii. 33. we must
take care that it turn not into hatred,
i. 253, 177; v. 122. the blessing of Arian heresy, 323 iii. 349 iv. conquering, v. 266. to a certain de 123; vi. 84.
Apollinarian heresy, 217; iv. 188.
of the flock, iii. 270, 470; vi. 285. the beard,' anointed by the Spirit,
vi. dogs,' iii. 343. theheavens,' 125 iii. 319 iv. 242, 422 v. 501
vi. 307. 'hills,' iii. 269. pillars,' iii. 524 vi. 260. rivers,' v. 338. found
hours of the day,' iii. 59.
stones,' 142. lanterns,' lighted from Christ, v. 413. 'mountains,'
410; ii. 265; iii. 264 320, 335; iv. v. 92, 538. clouds,' 409 ii. 269; iv. 39, 409, 421. Christ's 'eyes,' iv. 232. His bones,' 146; v. 6. His 'feet,' iv. 308. Fishers of men, iii. 263.
Their number mystery, iv. 217; v. 100. chosen, though weak, to shew the power of grace, iii. 274. left all, to follow their Lord, v. 118. thought Him mere man, vi. 211. wavered at Christ's death, iv. 414. were strengthened by His Resur rection, vi. 213. were sent to the Gentiles, iv. 415. to Jews and Gentiles, ii. 299. penetrated to the ends of the world, 272; iv. 242 vi. 27. preached Christ, not them selves, ii. 251. wrought greater mira cles than Christ Himself, vi. 78. yet
by His power, iv. 355. even they needed pardon, vi. 285.
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Arm, of the Lord, Christ, ii. 212 ; iii. 437 ; iv. 437.
hand and on the left, what, ii. 118; iv. 380. God's good will our uncon querable shield, i. 33. longing for heaven our armour against tempt ation, vi. 177. we must lay aside our own arms, and God will arm us with the armour of the Gospel, ii. 274. God taketh up arms in our be half, i. 375. (see Warfare. )
Asaph, meaning and mystical inter pretation of his name, iii. 469, 490 ; iv. 24, 80, 115, 139.
Ashes, a mark of penitence, v. 12. penitent rolled themselves in ashes, as acknowledging themselves to be ashes, vi. 409.
Asp, (see Adder. )
Ass, the ass bearing our Lord, a figure
of those who submit to His yoke, i. 300, 356. the wild asses (onagers) quenching their thirst, a figure of the Gentiles drinking of the waters of Holy W rit, v. 102.
sin, v. 424. drops of grace provided for babes in Christ, suited to their weakness, iii. 268. are fed with milk, iii. 51 ; vi. 86. who are babes in spiritual things, and their state, i. 63. babes in Christ called earth, they may grow in grace, and become heaven, v. 291. how Babylon chokes infants, vi. 175. cf. iii. 257.
Of Babylon, sins in their first be ginnings, vi. 176.
Babylon, ' means confusion,' iii. 251 ; vi. 4, 158. represents this world, iii. 39; vi. 4, 159. the lost, i. 204.
Babylon and Jerusalem represent the Church and the World, the good and the bad, iii. 189, &0- ; ii. 151, &c. ; vi. 4, 158, <kc. ; the captivity in Babylon a type of our captivity in this world, vi. 4. our hearts should be in Jerusalem even now, vi. 420. (see Jerusalem, Captivity. )
Bagai and Thamugade, head quarters of the Donatists, i. 160.
INDEX. 461
Plagues and Ten Commandments, iv. 70.
Avarice, (see Covetousness. )
B.
Armour, a Christian's, on the right Babes, even babes sinners, by original
Assur, a type of the devil, iv. 143.
Assyrians, meaning of their name, Baldness, mystical meaning of. (see
iv. 101. under Core. )
Augustine, St. converted and baptized Baptism, hallowed by Christ's Blood,
before he returned to Africa, ii. 66. laments his having been present at heathen shows, vi. 388. speaks of his love for those against whom he argues, ii. 129. fears not detraction, iv. 285. auailed by the Donatists, v. 471.
v. 191. typified by the Red Sea, iii. 471; iv. 118; v. 177, 191; vi. 157. washes away all guilt, v. 322. and so is a death, v. 526. all partake of, not all of the grace of iv. 44. to some life, to others death, vi. 157. a mark, which decorates the soldier,
His honest acknowledgment of brands the deserter, ii. 129. our Lord
difficulties, iii. 202. attributes his
success to God's grace, vi. 19. his
humility, iii. 312; vi. 427. calls
himself a misty cloud, v. 78. more
pleased when through his preaching
men confess their sins, than when
praised, iii. 312. takes pleasure in
his hearers' progress, ib. would rather
be a hearer than preach, vi. 232.
in old age willing to learn of the
young, v. 92. would rather offend
critics than fail to make himself Basan, meaning of, iii. 342; vi. 143, understood, ii. 53 ; vi. 208. used 157.
barbarisms to make his meaning Basilisk, a type of the devil, and why,
plainer, v. 529. considers the reader's mistake, a sign of God's will that he should preach on another subject, vi. 191. his Sermons extempore, taken down by his hearers, ii. 387. alludes to his Sermon on the Ten
iv. 310.
Beard, represents leaders of the faith
ful, vi. 117, 120. or Christ's Divinity, 355.
Beasts, have no understanding, ii. 205; vi. 418. beasts of the wood
baptized that we should not scorn
baptism, iv. 303. (see Sacraments. ) We should regard not the minister of, but God, from whom the blessing comes, vi. 345. Donatists wrongly
say that theirs alone holy, ib. the sin of repeating Baptism, 97; ii. 129 iv. 399. not to be repeated even in the case of heretics coming into the Church, 166. (see Dona
tists. )
i.
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drinking, signify Gentiles coming to the grace of God, v. 99, &c. the beasts in S. Peter's vision a type of this, ib.
Of burden, faithful, humble mem bers of Christ, v. 202. we must be Christ's beasts of burden, and bear Him meekly, i. 356.
Beauty, Christ's beauty both as God and as Man, ii. 229, 230. the beauty of Creation, its voice in confession of God, vi. 429. of the soul, righte ousness, ii. 230 ; iii. 144. is produced by confession, iv. 405.
Bed, put for quiet, vi. 113. the two men in one bed represent those who serve God in quiet, ib. sometimes put for bodily pleasure, i. 39. bed of pain, the weakness of the flesh, ii. 169.
Beggar, God would have us give alms to, v. 112. (see Alms. ) He is a beggar who has not God, however rich he be, vi. 334. we are all beg gars, in the rags of mortality, ib. we are beggars at God's gate, vi. 353.
Being, (esse) God alone has true being, vi. 128. those opposed to Him there fore tend to destruction, ii. 126. true being is without beginning or end, vi. 131. creatures, in comparison with God have no being, ii. 126. those whom God pardons shall have true Being hereafter, ib. true being represented by light, non-being by darkness, i. 61. in what sense sinners have no being, ii. 125.
Bishop, means superintendent or over seer, vi. 20. therefore they are set above the rest of the Clergy, ib. called fathers, ii. 259 ; v. 237. were harassed by secular causes, v. 417. their exaltation perilous, vi. 20. above their flocks, but under Christ the chief Shepherd, ib.
Bitterness, why God mingles with sweetness in this life, ii. 170; iv. 377; vi. 204. all things contain bitterness save God, iv. 190. sinners embitter God, because they have no taste for things of God, i. 32; iii. 286, 317 ; vi. 143.
Blasphemers, enemies of God, yet harm themselves, not Him, iv. 324. will be silenced at the day of judg ment, i. 268. wicked Christians cause God to be blasphemed, i. 187. an evil life blasphemes God, vi. 359.
Bless, God always to be blessed, i. 309, 355; ii. 332. every day, vi. 316. in adversity as well as prosperity, vi. 123, 316. they bless God, who do His will, v. 63. and so cause others to bless Him, i. 187. and they who dwell in unity, vi. 121. God's works bless Him, when we do good works by His help, v. 64. they do not bless God aright, who bless with their mouth, curse with their heart, i. 187; iii. 196; vi. 121.
Blessed, he is truly whose love is fixed on the true object, i. 195. man only truly blessed hereafter, iv. 155. by possessing God, Whom here they long for, i. 333. we are blessed in hope, v.
Their ascending and descending on the Son of Man, meaning of, ii. 247, 248. we are to be equal to Angels, iii. 217; vi. 180. Gentile nations ruled by Angels, Israel God's own portion, iv. 241.
Rejoice in man's redemption, v. 130. pity and aid us, iii. 217. offer our prayers to God, iv. 83. God speaks by them, v. 154. impart know ledge, but only as God's ministers, v. 393. ministered to Christ, as ser vants, not as succours, iii. 87 ; iv. 337.
Evil, employed by God as min isters of His wrath, i. 56; iv. 71. and to prove the good, iv. 71 ; vi. 80. delight in man's suffering, ib. fell through pride, v. 475, 497. inflict bodily sufferings, vi. 79.
gree, natural, i. 20. symbolised by Ark, Noah's, type of the Church, fire, iv. 70. good causes for, i. 253. v. 99; iv. 216; vi. 385. Christ's
Anger, definition of, i. 36. how differ
ent from hatred, iii. 33. we must
take care that it turn not into hatred,
i. 253, 177; v. 122. the blessing of Arian heresy, 323 iii. 349 iv. conquering, v. 266. to a certain de 123; vi. 84.
Apollinarian heresy, 217; iv. 188.
of the flock, iii. 270, 470; vi. 285. the beard,' anointed by the Spirit,
vi. dogs,' iii. 343. theheavens,' 125 iii. 319 iv. 242, 422 v. 501
vi. 307. 'hills,' iii. 269. pillars,' iii. 524 vi. 260. rivers,' v. 338. found
hours of the day,' iii. 59.
stones,' 142. lanterns,' lighted from Christ, v. 413. 'mountains,'
410; ii. 265; iii. 264 320, 335; iv. v. 92, 538. clouds,' 409 ii. 269; iv. 39, 409, 421. Christ's 'eyes,' iv. 232. His bones,' 146; v. 6. His 'feet,' iv. 308. Fishers of men, iii. 263.
Their number mystery, iv. 217; v. 100. chosen, though weak, to shew the power of grace, iii. 274. left all, to follow their Lord, v. 118. thought Him mere man, vi. 211. wavered at Christ's death, iv. 414. were strengthened by His Resur rection, vi. 213. were sent to the Gentiles, iv. 415. to Jews and Gentiles, ii. 299. penetrated to the ends of the world, 272; iv. 242 vi. 27. preached Christ, not them selves, ii. 251. wrought greater mira cles than Christ Himself, vi. 78. yet
by His power, iv. 355. even they needed pardon, vi. 285.
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Body an ark of sanctifioation, vi. 100. ark of the covenant typically used, iv. 7,', Sec.
Aristotle, trembles among the dead at the words of Christ, vi. 255.
Arm, of the Lord, Christ, ii. 212 ; iii. 437 ; iv. 437.
hand and on the left, what, ii. 118; iv. 380. God's good will our uncon querable shield, i. 33. longing for heaven our armour against tempt ation, vi. 177. we must lay aside our own arms, and God will arm us with the armour of the Gospel, ii. 274. God taketh up arms in our be half, i. 375. (see Warfare. )
Asaph, meaning and mystical inter pretation of his name, iii. 469, 490 ; iv. 24, 80, 115, 139.
Ashes, a mark of penitence, v. 12. penitent rolled themselves in ashes, as acknowledging themselves to be ashes, vi. 409.
Asp, (see Adder. )
Ass, the ass bearing our Lord, a figure
of those who submit to His yoke, i. 300, 356. the wild asses (onagers) quenching their thirst, a figure of the Gentiles drinking of the waters of Holy W rit, v. 102.
sin, v. 424. drops of grace provided for babes in Christ, suited to their weakness, iii. 268. are fed with milk, iii. 51 ; vi. 86. who are babes in spiritual things, and their state, i. 63. babes in Christ called earth, they may grow in grace, and become heaven, v. 291. how Babylon chokes infants, vi. 175. cf. iii. 257.
Of Babylon, sins in their first be ginnings, vi. 176.
Babylon, ' means confusion,' iii. 251 ; vi. 4, 158. represents this world, iii. 39; vi. 4, 159. the lost, i. 204.
Babylon and Jerusalem represent the Church and the World, the good and the bad, iii. 189, &0- ; ii. 151, &c. ; vi. 4, 158, <kc. ; the captivity in Babylon a type of our captivity in this world, vi. 4. our hearts should be in Jerusalem even now, vi. 420. (see Jerusalem, Captivity. )
Bagai and Thamugade, head quarters of the Donatists, i. 160.
INDEX. 461
Plagues and Ten Commandments, iv. 70.
Avarice, (see Covetousness. )
B.
Armour, a Christian's, on the right Babes, even babes sinners, by original
Assur, a type of the devil, iv. 143.
Assyrians, meaning of their name, Baldness, mystical meaning of. (see
iv. 101. under Core. )
Augustine, St. converted and baptized Baptism, hallowed by Christ's Blood,
before he returned to Africa, ii. 66. laments his having been present at heathen shows, vi. 388. speaks of his love for those against whom he argues, ii. 129. fears not detraction, iv. 285. auailed by the Donatists, v. 471.
v. 191. typified by the Red Sea, iii. 471; iv. 118; v. 177, 191; vi. 157. washes away all guilt, v. 322. and so is a death, v. 526. all partake of, not all of the grace of iv. 44. to some life, to others death, vi. 157. a mark, which decorates the soldier,
His honest acknowledgment of brands the deserter, ii. 129. our Lord
difficulties, iii. 202. attributes his
success to God's grace, vi. 19. his
humility, iii. 312; vi. 427. calls
himself a misty cloud, v. 78. more
pleased when through his preaching
men confess their sins, than when
praised, iii. 312. takes pleasure in
his hearers' progress, ib. would rather
be a hearer than preach, vi. 232.
in old age willing to learn of the
young, v. 92. would rather offend
critics than fail to make himself Basan, meaning of, iii. 342; vi. 143, understood, ii. 53 ; vi. 208. used 157.
barbarisms to make his meaning Basilisk, a type of the devil, and why,
plainer, v. 529. considers the reader's mistake, a sign of God's will that he should preach on another subject, vi. 191. his Sermons extempore, taken down by his hearers, ii. 387. alludes to his Sermon on the Ten
iv. 310.
Beard, represents leaders of the faith
ful, vi. 117, 120. or Christ's Divinity, 355.
Beasts, have no understanding, ii. 205; vi. 418. beasts of the wood
baptized that we should not scorn
baptism, iv. 303. (see Sacraments. ) We should regard not the minister of, but God, from whom the blessing comes, vi. 345. Donatists wrongly
say that theirs alone holy, ib. the sin of repeating Baptism, 97; ii. 129 iv. 399. not to be repeated even in the case of heretics coming into the Church, 166. (see Dona
tists. )
i.
;
i.
is
i.
it,
402
drinking, signify Gentiles coming to the grace of God, v. 99, &c. the beasts in S. Peter's vision a type of this, ib.
Of burden, faithful, humble mem bers of Christ, v. 202. we must be Christ's beasts of burden, and bear Him meekly, i. 356.
Beauty, Christ's beauty both as God and as Man, ii. 229, 230. the beauty of Creation, its voice in confession of God, vi. 429. of the soul, righte ousness, ii. 230 ; iii. 144. is produced by confession, iv. 405.
Bed, put for quiet, vi. 113. the two men in one bed represent those who serve God in quiet, ib. sometimes put for bodily pleasure, i. 39. bed of pain, the weakness of the flesh, ii. 169.
Beggar, God would have us give alms to, v. 112. (see Alms. ) He is a beggar who has not God, however rich he be, vi. 334. we are all beg gars, in the rags of mortality, ib. we are beggars at God's gate, vi. 353.
Being, (esse) God alone has true being, vi. 128. those opposed to Him there fore tend to destruction, ii. 126. true being is without beginning or end, vi. 131. creatures, in comparison with God have no being, ii. 126. those whom God pardons shall have true Being hereafter, ib. true being represented by light, non-being by darkness, i. 61. in what sense sinners have no being, ii. 125.
Bishop, means superintendent or over seer, vi. 20. therefore they are set above the rest of the Clergy, ib. called fathers, ii. 259 ; v. 237. were harassed by secular causes, v. 417. their exaltation perilous, vi. 20. above their flocks, but under Christ the chief Shepherd, ib.
Bitterness, why God mingles with sweetness in this life, ii. 170; iv. 377; vi. 204. all things contain bitterness save God, iv. 190. sinners embitter God, because they have no taste for things of God, i. 32; iii. 286, 317 ; vi. 143.
Blasphemers, enemies of God, yet harm themselves, not Him, iv. 324. will be silenced at the day of judg ment, i. 268. wicked Christians cause God to be blasphemed, i. 187. an evil life blasphemes God, vi. 359.
Bless, God always to be blessed, i. 309, 355; ii. 332. every day, vi. 316. in adversity as well as prosperity, vi. 123, 316. they bless God, who do His will, v. 63. and so cause others to bless Him, i. 187. and they who dwell in unity, vi. 121. God's works bless Him, when we do good works by His help, v. 64. they do not bless God aright, who bless with their mouth, curse with their heart, i. 187; iii. 196; vi. 121.
Blessed, he is truly whose love is fixed on the true object, i. 195. man only truly blessed hereafter, iv. 155. by possessing God, Whom here they long for, i. 333. we are blessed in hope, v.
